Dolby Digital AC-3 Studio Plugin download error -1

JN- wrote on 11/25/2020, 5:03 PM

@Wayne-Muzzy Maybe check out this thread, there is an issue going forward with AC-3 support, although it may only be an issue with vp18?

vkmast wrote on 11/25/2020, 5:08 PM

+1. As mentioned in that thread the VEGAS team advice is to transcode this media so the audio does not use AC-3.

Wayne-Muzzy wrote on 11/25/2020, 5:27 PM

Really!! I think there is something I am missing here like: "an issue going forward with AC-3 support," I am guessing from these posts that Vegas isn't supporting now, or in the future, any AC-3 codec's despite it being in the list as a render option in V17. I was hoping there was an easier solution like the OS was rejecting the download due to some permissions issue. Thanks for the thread reference JN but I would really like to find an easier solution than having to write my own scripts. And thanks vkmast for the input. Much appreciated.

JN- wrote on 11/25/2020, 6:06 PM

@Wayne-Muzzy “write my own scripts” I supplied a download link so you don’t have to do that, its in my last post in that thread, maybe I caused more confusion by also supplying the on screen syntax! Anyway, I agree it is an unexpected development, the Vegas team did say that in the future there may be a workaround for it, but at the moment transcoding is their suggestion.

Wayne-Muzzy wrote on 11/25/2020, 6:27 PM

JN. Perhaps I choose words that were not appropriate. Yes, you provided the script and the syntax but I have been down this road before with scripts. You have to understand that syntax and what it is doing and if by some chance a comma or period gets out of place and it fails then you have to troubleshoot it. If you are well versed in script syntax then that troubleshooting would be quick. I am not well versed in script syntax and when I try to troubleshoot one it usually turns into a big time sink. I am not saying yours would do that but I would really like try something easier before I give your solution a whirl. I have not taken it off my radar and again I really appreciate the input.

wwaag wrote on 11/25/2020, 6:33 PM

The ImportAssist tool in HappyOtterScripts can easily do that. It copies the video and only recodes the audio. Here's a demo importing 5.1 AC3 into Vegas. (Two-cvhannel audio also works.).

You can find more information here. https://tools4vegas.com/

JN- wrote on 11/25/2020, 6:59 PM

@wwaag You probably meant to say and only red codes the audio.

wwaag wrote on 11/25/2020, 7:06 PM

@JN-

Thanks.

JN- wrote on 11/25/2020, 7:19 PM

@wwaag 👍 I know i’m only the warm up act🤣